Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois

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Tolono Township
Township
Location in Champaign County
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°01′04″N 88°17′55″W / 40.01778°N 88.29861°W / 40.01778; -88.29861Coordinates: 40°01′04″N 88°17′55″W / 40.01778°N 88.29861°W / 40.01778; -88.29861
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
EstablishedNovember 8, 1859
Area
 • Total35.63 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Land35.61 sq mi (92.2 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
715 ft (218 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
5,412
 • Density148/sq mi (57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-019-75627

Tolono Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,270 and it contained 2,300 housing units.[2]

Geography[]

Tolono is Township 18 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km2), of which 35.61 square miles (92.2 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2] The stream of Page Run runs through this township.

Cities and towns[]

Cemeteries[]

The township contains these cemeteries: Bailey Memorial, Barnett, Battershell, Beckman, Prairieview (Section 3), and Saint Patrick.

Historic Ash Grove Cemetery is in Section 26.

Churches[]

Prairieview Church (Section 3) adjacent to Prairieview Cemetery is no longer standing.

Grain elevators[]

Tolono elevator (Section 26) was built along the Wabash—Norfolk Southern railroad. Operated by Tolono Mill and Elevator in 1913; V.L. Horton in 1929; Grand Prairie Coop Inc. in 2000; Premier Coop in 2021.

Major highways[]

Airports and landing strips[]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2016 (est.)5,412[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References[]

  • "Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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